Happiness...A ColourArte Tutorial 22

Hi there! Hope you are having a great week! It's my turn to share a project along with a step by step tutorial on the ColourArte blog today. I would be tickled pink if you were to stop by and check out my project here:  ColourArte blog.
Here's a sneak peek of my project:

Many thanks for stopping by ~ I hope you take a moment to visit the ColourArte blog and absorb all the amazing DT inspiration!
Be Sweet ;)

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Hi there! I was in need of a special card ~ one for my dear husband Scott in celebration of our wedding anniversary :) I married my best friend 11 years ago on the beautiful island of St. Lucia:

I created a mixed media style card for Scott full of texture, color and pretty embellishments:

To create the background, I used a stencil along with modeling paste when dry, I added lots of color using the following beautiful shimmery ColourArte Silks Acrylic Glazes: Forest Green, Pretty Peridot, Kiwi:

 Once assembled, I added more texture and design by randomly applying Radiant Gels Dimensional Paint Emperor's Gold along with a stencil:

 I completed the card with a variety of embellishments from my stash and added a die cut sentiment:

I'm entering this card in the following challenges:
Try it on Tuesday ~ Watches and Clocks
For color inspiration: I joined along with the Words & Paintery June challenge:

For sketch inspiration, I joined along with the Sparkle and Shine challenge:

Thanks so much for visiting ~ I hope you have a great day / evening!
Be Sweet ;)

ColourArte products used:
Silks Acrylic Glaze ~ 

Radiant Gels Dimensional Paint Emperor's Gold

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Hi there! I hope you are enjoying the weekend! Today I have a mixed media canvas to share that I made as a Father's Day gift for my dear husband Scott :) I created a collage featuring a variety of junk from my personal stash along with Prima Junkyard Findings ~ many with a personal meaning behind them which I will share with you. 

Scott has many hobbies which include computers, photography and any sort of home fix-it projects. So with that in mind, from my junk stash, I adhered a couple pieces of repurposed computer mother boards / circuit panels in the upper right hand corner and bottom edge.  

I featured a propeller because my Scott introduced my son Jerry to the computer game Flight Simulator years ago and now Jerry has completed his first solo flight in real life and is nearly completed his training for his private pilots license :)

 I included a camera to represent Scott's love for photography. The gears, key and spark plug represent Scott's willingness to try to trouble shoot mechanical issues with our cars:

 Once all the embellishments were adhered down with Prima Matte Gel and painted with Prima Black Gesso, I randomly applied various beautiful ColourArte Silks Acrylic Glazes:

I'm entering this project in the following challenges:
For color and theme inspiration I joined along with the Friday Mashup Challenge where the theme is ALL About Dad! 

as well as:
 Words 2 Scrap By where the theme is: It's A Man's World
Anything but Cute ~ Make it Masculine

Many thanks for stopping by ~ I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

ColourArte products used:
Silks Acrylic Glaze ~ Bolivian Blue, Azurite, Ginger Peach, Cinnamon Brown, Forest Green

In case you were wondering, this is what my project first looked like: (I swapped out the burlap canvas):

Be Sweet ;)

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I'm here if you need me 54

 Hi there! Today I had the morning to myself, so I created a card featuring a variety of beautiful ColourArte products. 

 I wanted to practice using Radiant Gels Dimensional Paint along with Silks Acrylic Glazes and this is what I came up with:

 I created a lot of texture using texture paste along with a MFT stencil:

Once all the layers were texturized and painted, I embellished with a variety of Prima flowers, die cut foliage, 13arts glass balls and a Hobby Lobby metal trinket:

The sentiment is from a MFT stamp set:

I'm entering this card in the following challenges: 
For sketch inspiration: The Fusion Card challenge, 

Try It on Tuesday ~ Watches and Clocks
Frilly and Funkie ~ Monochromatic
The Mixed Media Monthly challenge ~ Stencils and Pastes:

ColourArte products used:
Radiant Gels Dimensional Paint ~ Snap Dragon
Silks Acrylic Glaze ~ Plum Blossom, Wisteria

Many thanks for stopping by ~ I hope you have a great day/evening!
Be Sweet ;)

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